North: Last night around 8:30, Mark received a video from a neighbor who spotted a loggerhead crawling out of the ocean. The man in front of them, with a leashed puppy, continued walking toward the turtle. The turtle turned around, barely emerging from the surf. Please, if you observe a turtle coming out of the ocean, crouch down and be still until she crawls up to the dune and begins nesting. You will get to watch an amazing process!
Watch video: https://youtube.com/shorts/A5FSRxCcCx0?feature=share
This morning, Martha, subbing for Judy and joined by Lori and Michael, found a false crawl near #13mm. The turtle meandered along the dune line and went back in. It may have been the same turtle trying again.
DEBFC07 north #13mm
Middle: Carolyn found a crawl on the dune in front of the peach house just south of WW#2 and DEB05. There was a large disturbance, broken vegetation and sand thrown about 20 ft. The turtle crawled up to the top of the dune and back over its incoming tracks. While Carolyn probed, the North team went to observe. Finding nothing, Carolyn gave Lori and Michael a chance to locate the nest. Martha also tried and finally Bill was summoned. Lori said he found it close to where Carolyn had probed up at the top of the dune! Bill felt this was an extra wide crawl with flipper mark ‘chops’ parallel rather than alternating ‘swirls’. Besides a large disturbance, the nest was deeper and eggs larger than usual. Could it be a GREEN? DNA will tell us! Both nests in front of this house are in their 2 beach paths. This one will also be taped off. Thankfully, these homeowners are turtle-friendly!
DEB14 Natural WW#2 possible GREEN
Hobcaw: Brandie, Ryan and Chelsey walked this morning and found a U turn false crawl north #10mm. There was no other activity.
HOBFC18 north #10mm
DEB 13 HOB 5 SCUTE 48 SC 1936

